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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 5h

I forgot the pic!

Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 5h

#vegan gochujang fruit and nut flapjacks - I think they'll be better than the cookies - less sugar, more fibre

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 15h

Why does this tax exile 'foreigner' think our government should discuss policy with him? He should feck off back to Monaco. Made his choice based on his own interest, to avoid tax. Anything he has to say will be only in his own interests, again.

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Miliband refused to discuss North Sea with me, says Ratcliffe

Ineos owner urges policymakers to reform net zero taxes or risk ‘irreversible decline’

www.telegraph.co.uk

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NevereverDave.bsky.social @nevereverdave.bsky.social · 1d

The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah

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The British by Benjamin Zephaniah

"Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.

Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese.

Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat.

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot.

Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English.

Allow time to be cool.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy.

Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all."

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 16h

🚂 A peine lancés et déjà supprimés ? Sauvons les trains de nuit Paris-Berlin et Paris-Vienne, un voyage bas-carbone largement plébiscité par ses utilisateurs
agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/sa...

🚂 Sauvons les trains de nuit Paris-Berlin et Paris-Vienne

Signez la pétition maintenant !

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 17h

Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... - will he last as long as a mayfly?

Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister

Lecornu, who resigned as PM on Monday, is tasked with urgently delivering a budget to parliament

www.theguardian.com

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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 21h

It is difficult for me to express how disastrous this is.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 1d

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 1d

#MakeScienceGreatAgain

“The administration’s targeted cuts to waste, fraud and abuse
in both research grant funding and visa programs are going to
strengthen America’s innovative and scientific dominance,”
said Kush Desai, a White House spokesman

What the US government is doing to science is a waste of
accumulated knowledge, an abuse of scientists and a huge
fraud committed on the American people

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 2d

How much of US surface area is taken up with fossil fuel energy projects versus how much would be taken up by renewables if the US switched completely (not taking about health benefits or the reduction in the cost of energy) youtu.be/ccu-Qdp39xA?... by @mzjacobson.bsky.social

Busting a myth on how much land is needed for the U.S. to run on 100% renewables vs fossil+biofuels

YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 4d

It seems like the perfect pairing

Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 4d

Just made myself a right nice Dal. The fresh turmeric and toasted cumin seeds make it a bit more special #vegan

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 5d

😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Don’t crush our right to protest!

The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 6d

She was arrested for holding a sign reading:

“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”

How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.

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Erin Sikorsky @erinsikorsky.bsky.social · 5d

Great @billmckibben.bsky.social piece on the natsec benefits of solar. This is exactly what @councilonstrategicrisks.org has found in our Renewable Energy is National Security project -- countries that invest in clean energy are more resilient in today's competitive geopolitical environment.

It's hard to drone a solar panel

The war in Ukraine may be adding resilience to the list of clean energy's virtues

open.substack.com

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 5d

I didn't think anyone would beat @liztrussmp.bsky.social . This guy was beaten by an avocado!

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 5d

Podcasts I recommend: #Coining_it with @lewisgoodall.com; #TodayinFocus, #ScienceWeekly and #ComfortEating from @theguardian.com; #99percentInvisible with @romanmars.bsky.social; #TheInfiniteMonkeyCage; #TheAllusionist; #Lingthusiasm; #Gastropod and several more. Have a listen!

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 5d

If the word "enshittification" has a million enemies, I am one of them. If "enshittification" has one enemy, then that is me. If "enshittification" has no enemies, I am dead.

A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech

www.nytimes.com

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 6d

Another corker from @cassetteboy.bsky.social youtu.be/C8uOPrU4B9s

Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer

YouTube video by cassetteboy

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 6d

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

Save NHS dentistry now!

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 8d

Another meme wot I made this morning:

Captcha with a picture of the generals trump told to come to the meeting, with the instruction "Select all squares with FAT GENERALS"

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 8d

@billmckibben.bsky.social Mix of all renewables provided over 90% of new US generating capacity in 2024 (renewablesnow.com/news/mix-of-...)

King Canute Defies The Waves by James Edwin Mcconnell

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 8d

A corollary would be: www.bbc.com/news/article... and www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires

The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.

www.bbc.com

Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 8d

Mix of all renewables provided over 90% of new US generating capacity in 2024 (renewablesnow.com/news/mix-of-...)

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Ben Vost ❤🇺🇦🇵🇸 @beevee23.bsky.social · 8d

This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m (🤞getting the money) after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mone has to go. Agree? Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/lrpq

Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords

This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mo...

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